By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Stocks tiptoed forward at the start of Asian trading on Wednesday as the U.S. Congress looked set to end the federal shutdown and traders looked for direction in the absence of clues from government data services.

Resonance Consulting’s prestigious World’s Best Cities list just dropped – with Tokyo and Singapore cracking the top 10.

Tourists have long flocked to Western universities, like Oxford or Harvard—but visitors are now adding Asian campuses to their itineraries.

President Donald Trump has hosted leaders from five Central Asian countries at the White House. Thursday's meeting focused on securing rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices.

Jefferies has raised its price target on Asian Paints to ₹3,300 from ₹2,900 earlier. It stated that the domestic volume growth with market share gains were key highlights from the quarter, led by investments in brands,

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday and carried the market back to where it was before last week’s swoon. The S&P 500 added 0.2% after erasing a loss taken during the morning. It’s been bouncing around lately, coming off Monday’s vigorous rebound following its first losing week in four.

A man charged with burglarizing the homes of Asian residents in Oregon and Washington has made his first court appearance.

The restaurant, new to North Carolina, has signed a lease for a space at a shopping center that has previously welcomed first-to-market brands.